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President Évariste Ndayishimiye currently holds the rotating chairmanship of the African Union for 2026. Courtesy

When rhetoric tests responsibility: Burundi, Rwanda and the burden of African Union leadership

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Rwanda Patriotic Army soldiers participate in a morale-boosting session during the liberation war. File photo.

Rwanda's liberation: Africa's most important political experiment

Saturday, July 18, 2026
A Cabinet meeting on Monday, June 8, approved the establishment of a National Artificial Intelligence Agency, which will be Rwanda’s first institution dedicated to AI. Courtesy

A Rwandan address on a foreign mind

Tuesday, June 30, 2026
Colonial orientation presents significant obstacles to the effective preservation and management of heritage resources.

Community engagement, heritage decolonisation and governance in Africa

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
15 November 2022: Kabuga listens intently to the prosecution case, The Hague. Source: UNIRMCT
Crime

Félicien Kabuga: A life of greed, genocide and impunity

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Amb. Claver Gatete, Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission fo Afria (ECA) addresses delegates during the Africa Development Impact Forum, held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 11. Courtesy
Finance

Why the global financial architecture is unfair to Africa 

Friday, June 12, 2026
President Kagame and First Lady Jeannette Kagame, and President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron, pose for a photo at a dinner at the Palais de l'Élysée following the inauguration of the first permanent memorial commemorating the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Paris, France, on Tuesday, June 2. VILLAGE URUGWIRO

From diplomatic rupture to shared memory: What Rwanda's memorial in Paris represents

Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Rwanda's reconstruction became a global case study in resilience, state rebuilding, and disciplined governance. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Why Rwanda’s greatest era may still be ahead

Wednesday, May 20, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, and DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi sign the Washington Accord in Washington, D.C., on December 4, 2025. Courtesy

Sanctions, sovereignty, and Rwanda: A small nation in the crosscurrents of global power

Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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Politics

The history and realisation of universal adult suffrage in Zimbabwe

Monday, May 18, 2026
African Leaders during 39th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union Concludes in Addis Ababa. Courtesy

Reprogramming Africa’s mind: Why the continent’s future depends on African solidarity

Monday, May 11, 2026
Officials pose for a group photo with student representatives during the launch of the fifth edition of the Ndi Umunyarwanda initiative in secondary schools at the Lycée de Kigali on March 10.

Why youth must resist the politics of identity

Wednesday, May 06, 2026